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Where is the IPv6 traffic coming from?

Aug 19, 2013

Percentage of Web requests using IPv6 by mobile operating system:

Where is the IPv6 traffic coming from?

Mobile devices are leading the shift to IPv6, with a higher proportion of connections to sites optimized for smart phones and tablets using the new protocols, according to measurements from content delivery company Akamai.

“This can be a pretty compelling argument for reducing your reliance on IPv4,” said Leslie Daigle, the Internet Society’s chief Internet technology officer. With the growing use of mobile devices to access government networks, IPv6 traffic in the .gov domain is expected to grow quickly.